penetratingadjective
uk/ˈpen.ɪ.treɪ.tɪŋ/us/ˈpen.ə.treɪ.t̬ɪŋ/penetrating adjective (LOUD)
very loud:
I heard a penetrating scream.
He has a very penetrating voice.
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Noise & noisy
- (at) full blast idiom
- abuzz
- blast
- boom
- brouhaha
- cacophony
- clamorous
- clangour
- crackle
- disturb
- ear-piercing
- howling
- loud
- noise pollution
- racket
- ring
- roaring
- row 1
- strident
- tumult
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penetrating adjective (UNDERSTANDING)
used to describe a way of looking at someone in which you seem to know what they are thinking
a penetrating mind
a mind that understands things quickly and well
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Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- glance
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- rest
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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